Tie-holder.



P. KING. TIE HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED DEC-14,1915. 1 1 98,45 5 Patented Sept. 19, 1916.

O m a U UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFIOE.

LAWRENCE 1?. KING, OF PIQUA, KANSAS.

TIE-HOLDER.

Application filed December 14, 1915. Serial No. 66,722.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LAWRENCE P. KING, a citizen of the United States,residing at Piqua, in the county of Woodson, State of Kansas, haveinvented a new and useful Tie-Holder; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

The present invention relates to a tie holder, and has for its object toprovide a novel construction of clip which can be detachably applied tothe head of a collar button and will engage the knot of the necktie insuch a manner as to hold it securely in proper position and prevent itfrom slipping down below the collar button.

Further objects of the invention are to provide a tie holding clip whichcan be inexpensively formed from a single length of wire, which can beeasily and quickly placed in position upon a collar button or removedtherefrom, which will not mutilate or injure the tie, and which willprovide an effective means for holding the tie in proper position.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certainnovel combinations and arrangements of the parts as will more fullyappear as the description proceeds, the novel features thereof beingpointed out in the appended claims.

For a full understanding of the invention, reference is to be had to thefollowing description and accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is atransverse sectional view through the front portion of a collar andneckband, showing the manner of applying the tie holder to the collarbutton and the manner in which the tie knot is engaged by the tieholder. Fig. 2 is an enlarged side elevation of a collar button, showinga tie holder constructed in accordance with the invention, appliedthereto. Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the tie holder removed from thecollar button. Fig. 4; is a rear elevation of the tie holder removedfrom the collar button.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawing by the samereference characters.

Referring to the drawings, the reference Specification of LettersPatent.

character A designates a collar button which is of the conventionalconstruction, terminating at the forward end thereof in a circularhead 1. The tabs of the collar B will be fitted upon the collar buttonin the usual manner and the necktie C used in the ordinary way.

The tie holding clip may be conveniently formed from a single length ofspring wire, the middle portion of the wire being coiled at 2 to providea small substantially circular lip which fits around the upper edge ofthe head 1 of the collar button. After forming the coil 2, the'twostrands of wire are bent to form the spaced and substantially parallelarms 3 which are designed to straddle the shank of the collar button andextend across the top of the head 1 thereof. The lower ends of the arms3 are returned to provide the hook members t which fit around and engagethe lower edge of the head 1 of the collar button. These hooks dterminate in prongs 5 which are offset laterally in opposite directionsand project upwardly on opposite sides of the collar button. 'Theseprongs 5 are sharpened and are designed to engage the knot of thenecktie C so as to hold the same in position and prevent it fromslipping down below the collar button.

The arms 3 are adapted to have the lower ends thereof sprung apart whenplacing the clip upon the head of a collar button or removing ittherefrom, the resiliency of the coil 2 admitting of the arms beingsprung sufficiently far apart for this purpose without impairing orweakening the spring action of the wire. This coiled lip 2 is returnedso as to form in effect an upper hook member for engaging the top of thecollar button head 1 and cooperating with the lower hook members 4. tohold the clip securely in position upon the collar button. When the clipis properly positioned over the collar button and forcibly presseddownwardly thereon, the curved upper edges of the head 1 will engage thelower hook members 4 and deflect the arms 3 apart until the device is inproper position, when the resiliency of the device will spring the arms3 toward each other and cause the lower hook members 4: to come intoengagement with the lower edge of the collar button head, The prongs 5may then be caused to engage the knot of the necktie, and the necktiewill thus be securely held in proper position. By first springing thelower hook members it slightly apart the clip can be readily lifted fromposition upon the collar button. The use of the clip will also preventany possibility of the tabs of the collar B be coming accidentallydisengaged from the collar button.

Having thus described the invention,what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters- Patent, is

1. A tie holding clip formed from a single length of spring wire andincluding a pair of spaced and substantially parallel arms adapted tostraddle the shank of a collar button, a looped wire portion connectingthe upper ends of the arms and returned forwardly to hook over the upperedge of the collar button head, outwardly projecting hook members at thelower ends of the arms for engagement with the lower edge of the collarbutton head, said lower hook members being adapted to be sprung apartwhen placing the device in position upon a collar button or removing ittherefrom, and tie engaging prongs projecting upwardly from theextremities of the lower hook members.

2. A tie holding clip formed from a single length of spring wire andincluding a pair of spaced and substantially parallel arms adapted tostraddle the shank of a collar button, a fiat coiled spring portionconnecting the upper ends of the arms and returned forwardly to hookover the edge of the collar button head, outwardly projecting hookmembers at the lower ends of the arms for engagement with the lower edgeof the collar button head, said lower hook members being adapted to besprung apart when placing the device in position upon a collar button orremoving it therefrom, the resiliency of the coiled spring portionserving to normally spring the arms toward each other, and upwardlyextending laterally offset tie engaging prongs projecting from theextremities of the lower hook members.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

LAWVRENCE P. KING.

Witnesses:

A. DmBoLT, Jr., J. H. WILLE.

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Washington, D. G.

